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Top positive review
Perfect device to jump into smart home automation
21 October 2018
I was sceptical about this or any other smart speaker device's.... thinking what can they do better than me using my phone and accessing Google assistant or Alexa....but I was wrong...I've only had it for 2 days and it does more than I expected...it responds easily to my voice...it connects seamlessly with my portable Bluetooth speaker as well as with my 9.1ch surround sound system without having the need to take out my phone and go through all these steps to connect the phone to Bluetooth...All I have to do is say connect or disconnect the speaker....
It is worth the price you pay for...the quality of the build is very good and it doesn't look like a cheap gadget....
It's also a good idea to invest in Amazon prime as you can now get access to millions of songs from Amazon music which you can stream through this device....
Hoping to expand my Amazon devices in the future and maybe get an Amazon echo plus or echo show on black friday if the price is right...
The only thing that I'm disappointed with this device is that I can't control my Daikin ducted air conditioning..... Hopefully they can implement it in future updates or skills...
It is worth the price you pay for...the quality of the build is very good and it doesn't look like a cheap gadget....
It's also a good idea to invest in Amazon prime as you can now get access to millions of songs from Amazon music which you can stream through this device....
Hoping to expand my Amazon devices in the future and maybe get an Amazon echo plus or echo show on black friday if the price is right...
The only thing that I'm disappointed with this device is that I can't control my Daikin ducted air conditioning..... Hopefully they can implement it in future updates or skills...
10 people found this helpful
Top critical review
Might need a Google Home too. 🤣
10 December 2018
Hardware is good, software needs work. Should feel like an easy conversation you could have with a human, but feels exactly like what you’d expect; talking to a robot with limited capacity to make logical jumps. It’s impossible to have a conversation with it because it doesn’t realise it can take information from the last question to answer the next like, how “big is the sun?” and then “when will it burn out?”. And you can’t ask it to do multiple things at once like, “turn off the living room light and turn on the kitchen light” so it’s constantly “Alexa, this” and “Alexa, that”. It’s hard work and it shouldn’t be. Also, I don’t know if it’s our Australian accents, but she “doesn’t understand” or “can’t find” a fair bit and tbh right now it’s easier to just open my phone and do it myself. The whole point of these smart devices is to make your life easier and it’s kinda just more frustrating. Considering how many of these things Amazon is flogging and how much money Amazon makes every second of every day, I feel like they could do much much better if they cared more about improving the product than on flogging more of them. Maybe it’s because their shop doesn’t make them as much money as their web services. 🤷🏻♀️
To be fair, Amazon has Google beat when it comes to connectivity of compatible devices, but that’s only because they’ve been at it longer. And outside America, I’m not sure that’s enough.
Can’t comment on its “order more” function because I’d rather spend my grocery money locally than with a huge foreign company with a questionable track record regarding treatment of employees and a growing market monopoly not quite leashed by it’s barely there adherence to anti trust laws regarding consumer welfare. None of which stopped this hypocrite from buying stuff from Amazon during their Black Friday specials, a sale we don’t even have in Australia, following a holiday we don’t even celebrate in Australia. Damn, I disgust myself. *ahem* 😂 sorry, my woke got away from me.
Moving on, unless Amazon starts improving the AI by leaps and bounds in the next year or so we might have to just keep the Echo in the bedroom where it’s only basic commands like music weather and lights and get rid of the Dot in the living room and replace it with a Google Home.
To be fair, Amazon has Google beat when it comes to connectivity of compatible devices, but that’s only because they’ve been at it longer. And outside America, I’m not sure that’s enough.
Can’t comment on its “order more” function because I’d rather spend my grocery money locally than with a huge foreign company with a questionable track record regarding treatment of employees and a growing market monopoly not quite leashed by it’s barely there adherence to anti trust laws regarding consumer welfare. None of which stopped this hypocrite from buying stuff from Amazon during their Black Friday specials, a sale we don’t even have in Australia, following a holiday we don’t even celebrate in Australia. Damn, I disgust myself. *ahem* 😂 sorry, my woke got away from me.
Moving on, unless Amazon starts improving the AI by leaps and bounds in the next year or so we might have to just keep the Echo in the bedroom where it’s only basic commands like music weather and lights and get rid of the Dot in the living room and replace it with a Google Home.
8 people found this helpful
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21 October 2018
I was sceptical about this or any other smart speaker device's.... thinking what can they do better than me using my phone and accessing Google assistant or Alexa....but I was wrong...I've only had it for 2 days and it does more than I expected...it responds easily to my voice...it connects seamlessly with my portable Bluetooth speaker as well as with my 9.1ch surround sound system without having the need to take out my phone and go through all these steps to connect the phone to Bluetooth...All I have to do is say connect or disconnect the speaker....
It is worth the price you pay for...the quality of the build is very good and it doesn't look like a cheap gadget....
It's also a good idea to invest in Amazon prime as you can now get access to millions of songs from Amazon music which you can stream through this device....
Hoping to expand my Amazon devices in the future and maybe get an Amazon echo plus or echo show on black friday if the price is right...
The only thing that I'm disappointed with this device is that I can't control my Daikin ducted air conditioning..... Hopefully they can implement it in future updates or skills...
It is worth the price you pay for...the quality of the build is very good and it doesn't look like a cheap gadget....
It's also a good idea to invest in Amazon prime as you can now get access to millions of songs from Amazon music which you can stream through this device....
Hoping to expand my Amazon devices in the future and maybe get an Amazon echo plus or echo show on black friday if the price is right...
The only thing that I'm disappointed with this device is that I can't control my Daikin ducted air conditioning..... Hopefully they can implement it in future updates or skills...
21 October 2018
I bought the Dot mainly as a way to instruct my Sonos speakers to play music.
Whilst it does work, the verbal instructions need to a be a little too specific.
It would be great if you could just set a preferred speaker or speaker group to default to.
Having to specify 'Play xxx on Spotify in the Kitchen' is a bit of a pain (first world problems aside).
Whether this is Amazon's fault or Sonos', I'm not sure, but hopefully it get fixed in the near future.
Whilst it does work, the verbal instructions need to a be a little too specific.
It would be great if you could just set a preferred speaker or speaker group to default to.
Having to specify 'Play xxx on Spotify in the Kitchen' is a bit of a pain (first world problems aside).
Whether this is Amazon's fault or Sonos', I'm not sure, but hopefully it get fixed in the near future.
27 December 2018
This is my first echo I purchased from Amazon and was delivered in good time. Set up was very easy and sound is great for a small little speaker , some good bass and loud with minimal distortion at peak volume. I use it to listen to news , weather, Spotify premium music online radio and I also sign up to Amazon prime to benefit from good movies , music and posting of gadgets. Great to have it next to my bed to set alarms with music or set reminders , wake up with my favorite music. As a music lover I can bluetooth , wifi and use auxiliary to my larger sound system and use Alexa to change a song and play next one. Can't work out if Alexa is brunette or blonde because she understands me and love talking to her lol. She can tell you jokes and do things by just saying to play certain music , a must have smart product , still setting up my other Broadlink hubs and Sonoff smart product's and linking them to my Alexa account to be smart lol. Love this product , if u want better then go bigger to plus with built in hub.
29 November 2018
Well I'm glad I bought another Echo Dot whilst it was on Black Friday sale $59. Alexa now sounds a lot deeper than the previous model, she is definitely a bit bigger and also heavier than her previous model. Alexa sounds like she has a little 'lisp' not sure if this is a speaker issue or what..
1 November 2018
Amazing product! This is my first Alexa enabled product and I absolutely love it. Very happy choosing Alexa voice assistant over other alternatives. The Echo Dot is super easy to setup and the sound quality is great! Will definately be looking to purchase more echo products in the future
2 January 2019
Apps is terribly slow n annoying. Sound quality not great.
Aside from as a Bluetooth speaker n some recorded answers from the device, the functions are largely not very useful albeit some arfpgue it is convenient. So much for the hype. It’s still a long way to go.
Having said that, if u want better sound, adjust the bass n treble from the app. This will help boost the power.
Aside from as a Bluetooth speaker n some recorded answers from the device, the functions are largely not very useful albeit some arfpgue it is convenient. So much for the hype. It’s still a long way to go.
Having said that, if u want better sound, adjust the bass n treble from the app. This will help boost the power.
6 November 2018
Although the Alexa is simple to use in someways I found it a bit difficult to navigate the instruction and find the links on the app will only pair for multi use room music with Alexa certified bluetooth speakers. Chat line and telephone help quite good
20 October 2018
Sound is great for such a small speaker and Alexa is very responsive
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